Wakenshaw History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland

Early Origins of the Wakenshaw family

The surname Wakenshaw was first found in Renfrewshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù), a historic county of Scotland, today encompassing the Council Areas of Renfrew, East Renfrewshire, and Iverclyde, in the Strathclyde region of southwestern Scotland, at Walkinshaw the Walkinshaws of the Ilk were listed as early as 1235 and held estates at Burrowfield.

Early History of the Wakenshaw family

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Wakenshaw Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Walkinshaw, Walkingshaw and others.

Early Notables of the Wakenshaw family

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Migration of the Wakenshaw family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alexander Walkinshaw arrived in Philadelphia in 1825; Hugh Walkinshaw settled in Pennsylvania in 1819.

Contemporary Notables of the name Wakenshaw (post 1700) +

Adam Herbert Wakenshaw (1914-1942), British soldier awarded the Victoria Cross during WWII 1

The Wakenshaw Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: In Season

Sources +

World War 2 Awards.com - WAKENSHAW, Adam. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Adam Wakenshaw. Retrieved from http://www.ww2awards.com/person/175